Dublin Marathon – Monday October 27, 2014 is a public holiday in Ireland and Dublin, once again, will play host to one of the great European city marathons. This will be the 35th year of this great event which is run through the capital’s historic Georgian streets and its magnificent Phoenix Park. [Read more…]
Britton for Great Ireland Run
Ireland’s leading distance runner, Fionnuala Britton, has confirmed her participation in this year’s SPAR Great Ireland Run 10k which will take place on the roads of the Phoenix Park, Dublin on Sunday 6 April. [Read more…]
Britton for Great Ireland Run
After her impressive run at the weekend in the World Cross Country Championships in Poland, Fionnuala Britton now focuses on the road as she prepares for the SPAR Great Ireland Run on 14 April in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Britton finished in Poland as first European in 14th place, and led the Irish team to an excellent fifth place. [Read more…]
ORBIS Ireland and The Great Ethiopian Run
On Thursday 22 November, 41 ORBIS Ireland supporters set off for Addis Ababa to take part in the Great Ethiopian Run 2012. After five consecutive years, ORBIS Ireland is the longest standing and largest international participant in the race. [Read more…]
Britton to defend Euro Title
Defending champion Fionnuala Britton will lead the Irish charge at the 19th SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on 9 December.
The 28-year-old has been shaping up well to defend her title in the Hungarian capital. She finished fourth in a very competitive field at the VIII Cross de Atapuerca in Burgos, Spain, earlier this month and an equally creditable third place finish in a classy field in the Cross de l’Acier, France, at the weekend. [Read more…]
Records at Cork City Marathon 2012
Cork City, Monday 4 June 2012: Freddy Keron has won the sixth annual Cork City Marathon today in a time of 2:22:11 beating the official Cork City Marathon record by over three minutes. The Kenyan athlete, a first time competitor in Cork, is the first overseas winner of the Cork City Marathon. [Read more…]
Stars Ready for Great Ireland Run
Among the leading lights confirmed to take part are:
American actor and Ugly
Gillick heading to Helsinki
Not much has been seen of Ireland’s 2005 and 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships 400m gold medallist David Gillick since July last year after a calf injury prematurely brought an end to his season. [Read more…]
National Senior Indoor Records till 2004
National Senior Indoor Records till 2004 [Read more…]
Irish Medalists before Budapest 2004
Irish Medalists in Major indoor Championships before Budapest 2004 [Read more…]